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At which place was the injured Kuno cheetah given emergency surgery before it died?

  1. A.Bhopal
  2. B.Jabalpur
  3. C.Gwalior
  4. D.Sheopur

Correct answer

B. Jabalpur

Explanation

The correct answer is Jabalpur. After the cheetah KNG22 was found injured in the Morena territorial forests, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department rescued it the same day and took it to the veterinary facility at Jabalpur, where it received intensive veterinary care and emergency surgery; five firearm pellets were recovered from its body during the operation. The animal nevertheless succumbed, and medical examination linked multiple internal injuries to those pellets. Option A is wrong because Bhopal, the State capital, was not the treatment centre named in this case. Option C is wrong because Gwalior, although a major city of the region, had no part in the animal's care. Option D is wrong because Sheopur is where the rescue happened, in the Sheopur Territorial Forest Division, and not where the surgery was carried out. Knowing the difference between the place of rescue and the place of treatment is exactly the sort of detail a paper setter tests.

Read the full article: Kuno Cheetah KNG22 Dies of Pellet Injuries; Centre Sends Team

Practice Questions

Q1.EnvironmentEasy

The cheetah KNG22, which died of firearm pellet injuries in October 2026, belonged to the reintroduced population of which national park?

  1. A.Bandhavgarh National Park
  2. B.Kuno National Park
  3. C.Gir National Park
  4. D.Panna National Park
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Correct answer: B. Kuno National Park

The male cheetah carrying the code KNG22 was a 19-month-old offspring of the female Nirva and was part of the reintroduced cheetah population of Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

Q2.EnvironmentMedium

The central team deputed to investigate the death of the cheetah KNG22 is drawn from which two organisations?

  1. A.National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
  2. B.National Board for Wildlife and Central Zoo Authority
  3. C.Zoological Survey of India and Wildlife Institute of India
  4. D.Central Pollution Control Board and National Green Tribunal
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Correct answer: A. National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

The team sent by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has three officers: the Inspector General of Forests of the NTCA, the Additional Director of the WCCB and a Regional Deputy Director of the WCCB.

Q3.EnvironmentEasy

Which two countries were cited as already making wide use of flex fuel technology?

  1. A.Brazil and the United States
  2. B.Germany and Japan
  3. C.China and South Korea
  4. D.Australia and Canada
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Correct answer: A. Brazil and the United States

While explaining the amendment, the Ministry noted that flex fuel technology is already in use in these countries, where vehicles are built to operate on a range of ethanol and petrol blends drawn from a single fuel tank.

Q4.EnvironmentEasy

E85 fuel contains up to what share of ethanol by volume?

  1. A.20 per cent
  2. B.50 per cent
  3. C.85 per cent
  4. D.100 per cent
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Correct answer: C. 85 per cent

E85 is a blend of petrol and ethanol in which ethanol forms up to that share by volume. In this notation the letter E denotes ethanol while the number indicates the proportion of ethanol present in the fuel, which is why E100 refers to a fuel consisting predominantly of ethanol.

Q5.EnvironmentMedium

Which rules has the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amended to support E85 and E100 flex fuel vehicles?

  1. A.The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  2. B.The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
  3. C.The Environment Protection Rules, 1986
  4. D.The Energy Conservation Rules, 2001
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Correct answer: B. The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

The Ministry notified amendments to these rules so that vehicles capable of running on E85 and other high ethanol fuels can be certified and brought into use.